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University Libraries

Discover and access the resources you need to enhance your educational journey at the University of South Dakota. 

Supporting Your
educational Journey

The University Libraries strive to advance the teaching, learning and research priorities of the University of South Dakota by providing services in discovering, accessing and using authoritative resources and collections. Our services are delivered by library and information professionals located at I.D. Weeks Library on the Vermillion campus and the Wegner Health Sciences Library on the USD Sanford School of Medicine campus in Sioux Falls.


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Faculty & Staff

Get to know the helpful and dedicated faculty and staff in the University Libraries. 
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Dan Daily

Dean of Libraries
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Alan Aldrich

Assoc Prof/Instr Serv Librarian
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David Alexander

Assoc Dean, Univ Lib/Assoc Professor/Head, Resource Management
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Susan Benton

Head Tech and Collection Svs
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Diane Frigge

Senior Librarian
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Anna Gieschen

SSOM, Assistant Professor
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Sarah Hanson-Pareek

Curator - Digital Projects
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William Harvill

CSA Librarian
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Samuel Herley

Assistant Librarian
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Anne Hinseth

Librarian
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Layal Hneiny

Health Sciences Librarian
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Timmi Johnson

Health Science Librarian/Associate Librarian
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Sarah Kammer

Head of Public Services
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Carol Knutson

Library Associate
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Carol Leibiger

Professor/Info Lit Coord
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Danielle Loftus

Assoc Prof/Fine Arts/Tech Lib
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Rachael Lebo

Clinical Services Librarian/Assistant Librarian
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Kathleen McElhinney

Cataloging & Metadata Librarian/Associate Librarian
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Kim Miller

Program Assistant I
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Steven Prendergast

Library Clerk
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Courtney Segota

Head of Instructional Services
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Anna Simonson

Digital Scholarship & Research Svc Lib/Asst to the Dean
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Cori Steele

Library Associate
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Sheryl Smith

Senior Accountant
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Shelie Vacek

Assoc Librarian & Head of WHSIC
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Kara Vehar

CSA Access Services Librarian
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Sue Zhu

Library Associate

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South Dakota Oral History Center

The South Dakota Oral History Center collects and preserves voices of the people of the Northern Plains through a collection of more than 5500 interviews.

 

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Archives & Special Collections

Home to rare books, manuscripts and archives, the University Libraries Archives & Special Collections Department has a variety of unique histories to explore. 


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Gifts & Donations

If you would like to support the University Libraries we gladly accept donations of books and other materials, or monetary donations. Book and material donations, please contact either Technical Services at acq@usd.edu or the Archives & Special Collections at speccoll@usd.edu . Monetary donations are handled by the USD Foundation for benefit of the University Libraries. 

 

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